What product "Premiums" did you get as a kid?

Stone193

I saw this original artwork for Bazooka Joe years ago - picked it up mainly because it reminded me of a Bazooka knife I picked up when I was 10.

The minute I saw it in the Bazooka wrapper - I HAD to have it! I dreamt about it - fantasized - I was Davy Crockett, Daniel Boon, Jim Bowie...



I saved what seemed like a zillion wrappers - mailed it into Bazooka and got a cool pocket knife back - compliments of the mailman!

The knife is long gone - but I was able to pick up a similar "Bazooka" on ebay - I believe this is the one that was given away in their 1958 contest:



I have to confess - I was a sucker for all those comic book "ads" and bought just about everything that never quite worked.

Since that stuff is not sports related - and Bazooka is related to Topps - I'm in the ballpark I guess?

Here's the 58T Bazooka contest card:

detroitfan2

<<I have to confess - I was a sucker for all those comic book "ads" and bought just about everything that never quite worked.>>

Hey Mike, does that include the x-ray glasses and the sea monkeys?

Stone193

<< <i> <<I have to confess - I was a sucker for all those comic book "ads" and bought just about everything that never quite worked.>>

Hey Mike, does that include the x-ray glasses and the sea monkeys?

>>



Most definitely...most definitely.

Piggs

My brother got the x-ray glasses and it was basically a feather or something like that simulating bones in the lenses. Funny

WinPitcher

I used to wonder about those glasses.

Mike- I saved my 30k post for you.

Great thread as usual.



Steve

Stone193

<< <i>I used to wonder about those glasses.

Mike- I saved my 30k post for you.

Great thread as usual.



Steve >>

Hiya Steve

Haven't heard from ya in a bit.

Thanx for the kind words and privilege!

That's a lot of posts! And we both were not big "Open Forum" participants.

milbroco

This is a great thread.
First off, I remember that Bazooka Joe Polka Dot paint comic from when opened some gum!
Secondly, I still have that pocket knife in you scan. I just found it and gave it to my son. I had no idea it was from Bazooka...................
Oh, and the sea monkeys if I remember were brine shrimp? Last summer my brother found an unopened pack of those sea monkeys in the original package at a garage sale for 50 cents and sold it on ebay for about $26.00. Nice thread!
Bob